Marcos Baghdatis defeated Benoit Paire 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Benoit Paire came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Marcos Baghdatis had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Baghdatis M. came through in four sets.
Baghdatis M. and Paire B. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Baghdatis M. went 0–5 (0%) against them, Paire B. 2–2 (50%). Paire B. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Baghdatis M. against 0.
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Hard: Baghdatis M. leads 2–1 · Clay: Paire B. leads 1–0
Marcos Baghdatis beat Benoit Paire 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4. Umpiry, "Marcos Baghdatis vs Benoit Paire — US Open Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-08-29/baghdatis-vs-paire-us-open-r64?utm_source=cite (as of 29 August 2016).